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Question
Which of the following colour of white light is least deviated by the prism?
(a) green
(b) violet
(c) indigo
(d) yellow
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Solution
Yellow
Yellow is the colour of white light that is the least deviated by a prism because it has the largest wavelength of the colours given in the alternatives.
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